Benefits of Decluttering (Part III): Results to Expect in the Coming Months + Years in Your Home
So what happens in the coming months and years after you’ve decluttered? And what benefits can you expect? We’ll dive into all of this today!
If you missed the previous blog posts on this topic, you can find them here and then come on back to us! Benefits of Decluttering (Part I - Immediate Results) / Benefits of Decluttering (Part II - Results the Days + Weeks After)
We’re deep into a 3 part blog series where we discuss all the benefits of decluttering at various stages after you declutter. The value in taking the time to break this down is to help you know what’s ahead and encourage you anytime you start decluttering. So let’s begin with Part III, the benefits you can expect in the months and years after you’ve decluttered in your home.
1. You’ll save $ + reduce waste.
Decluttering has so many benefits that are ongoing LONG after you’ve decluttered that you need to be aware of.
✓ You’ll save money by not overbuying + reducing impulse buying.
✓ The decluttering process helps you take inventory of what exactly is in your home, what you need + what you already have enough of.
✓ You’ll notice BIG $ savings in your kitchen (intentionally buying groceries), bathrooms (toiletries you actually use + can store), closets (only clothing, shoes, accessories you need/love), + with your kids (clothing, toys, books that are age appropriate/fit).
✓ Awareness of what you already own helps you reduce waste by not bringing things into your home that you don’t need/less to manage.
✓ You’ll gain more clarity on what should be allowed into your home + what will just end up being another thing to manage/take away your time.
2. You’ll reduce stress + have more peace in your home.
This is one of the hardest things to help someone (or a client) understand until they’re living it. You often hear “don’t sweat the small stuff (the details)”…and an unpopular opinion here, you need to. Your entire day is made up of the small stuff/details, and if those details are draining, taking too many steps and miserable, well…that sounds down right awful! The small stuff matters. The details of our life matter.
✓ Stress in the home is a byproduct of managing too much and inefficiencies in daily routines sprinkled all over the home.
✓ Reducing clutter in your home brings a lightness into your home by way of less objects to look at and maintain.
✓ Physical and mental energy is freed up, bringing more peace into your home. This lightness and peaces allows daily routines and habits to be less stressful. Couple this with greater organization throughout your home and WOW, life gets really good!
3. You’ll be able to rest better + recharge in your home.
Decluttering your home completely changes your home environment. It creates spaces that support the individuals in the home, not spaces that fight against you and drain you. Long after you declutter, you’ll see the benefits in how you can more deeply and effectively recharge in your home.
✓ Decluttering the home is a key stepping stone to creating spaces that become your refuge from the chaos of the outside world.
✓ The result of more peace in your home (as we just discussed) allows you to rest more in your home + feel recharged by simply being in your home environment.
✓ As months and years go by, we either create spaces that drain us or allow us to thrive (we must choose wisely).
Real talk: We cannot get away from the daily responsibilities of life and unpredictable stressors that pop up, but we can make them easier to deal with by way of less clutter, less in your home to manage and by surrounding yourself only with items you use, love and bring value to your life/home.
4. You won’t have to declutter as much.
Now I have your attention I’m sure!!
There’s ebbs and flows with decluttering. At the beginning, when you first start the process, there’s likely going to be a lot more time, effort and energy exerted to hit the ground running. Many want to quit here before it gets good…please don’t! Later on, as you hone your decluttering skills and build confidence in your decision making, it becomes a way of life and much less time is spent on it.
✓ Decluttering is a way of life.
It’s not about spending countless hours removing things from your home. It’s about donating the shoes your child has grown out of. It’s about doing a seasonal pass through of your outerwear and donating it to a local church or shelter. It’s about removing expired items and taking note of the ones you will no longer buy.
✓ Decluttering is about focusing on the essentials (the things you need to thrive in your home everyday) and making every item in your home earn its place in your home.
✓ Decluttering is most effective in short bursts, in the months and years down the road, to check in on/maintain what you’ve already started.
✓ You become a more intentional consumer and therefore less clutter walks in your door to begin with! Woo hoo!!!
Beyond the energy and sanity you’ll save, the money you’ll save over the coming months and years after decluttering will blow your mind. My clients frequently share with me how they easily they recover the costs of decluttering support/guides and even make money after decluttering from selling items/not overbuying things for their home.
These simple acts of decluttering in your home have massive, long term effects you can feel GOOD about! Keep going, you can do it! All your effort is worth it, promise.
If you’d like MORE HELP decluttering + lightening the physical + mental load in your home, here’s a few great places to start.
No B.S. Guide To Decluttering Parents + Kids Guide To Decluttering
Free Declutter Guide Learn the basics of Decluttering Organizing Basics
Declutter Your Home Masterclass Shop all Declutter + Organize Guides/Products
